Biota Pyramidalis and Biota Rosedale (See opposite page) 
Conifers, Hedge Plants, Flowering Shrubs 
and Trees, Vines, etc. 
A house with a fence around it is much too often the idea of a home. However attractive 
or grand a house; however small or extensive the grounds may be, the air of ease and comfort 
and beauty is more or less lacking unless there are, on the grounds, trees, shrubs or greenery 
of some kind. It is not necessary that the grounds be a vast estate in order to make them beau¬ 
tiful and attractive and homelike and add a touch of nature. Even in a small city lot there is 
room for the addition of flowers and shrubs of various kinds, and in a country place, where the 
grounds are not so limited, there is opportunity for supplying beautiful bits of scenery. 
The beautifying of grounds can be very elaborately done, at considerable expense, or, 
if one cannot afford to do ornamental planting on an extensive scale, he can always have at 
least a few plants at comparatively little expense ; and these few plants, if carefully selected and 
properly placed and cared for, are capable of adding very materially to the pleasing appearance 
of one’s home. In the following list of trees, shrubs and vines, will be found listed many of 
the most desirable kinds adapted to the southern states. They have been carefully selected 
and tested by ourselves, and only those which have proven adapted in the South are retained 
and propagated. 
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